Public Health Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment. | |||
| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study, for candidates without a law background; or | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of core unit of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study, for candidates with a law background. | |||
2013 Core Units of Study |
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| Candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 prior to or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6 |
Core unit for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int August |
| LAWS6881 Intro to Law for Health Professionals |
6 | N LAWS6252 Students may enrol in this unit or LAWS6252, but not both. Students are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS6881 Health Law for Health Professionals. |
Int March |
| LAWS6848 Law and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 |
Core unit for GradDipPubHL students. This unit replaced LAWS6848 New Directions in Public Health Law and Policy and may be substituted for LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law as a core unit in the MHL. |
Int March |
| This unit of study is not available in 2013 | |||
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
2013 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6914 Genetics and the Law |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy & Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int August |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6003 Reproduction and the Law |
6 | Int August |
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Course rules
Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
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| JF015 | Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in law, medicine, nursing or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
5 Requirements for award
0.
The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points comprising:
(a)
12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credi points of elective units of study, for candidates without a law background; or
(b)
6 credit points of core units of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study, for candidates with a law background.
6 Course transfer
0.
A candidate, who has completed the requirements for the graduate diploma but has not had the diploma awarded, may apply for admission to candidature for the master's degree in the embedded sequence with credit for work completed towards the diploma.
7 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.